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CarPlay, Apple's software system for integrating iPhones with car interfaces, is facing an uncertain future following the demise of Apple's ambitious car project. While CarPlay has been successful and widely adopted by the industry, it has faced challenges from car manufacturers who are reluctant to cede control to an outside force and competition from Google's Android Auto. The next-generation CarPlay, which offers new features and deeper integration, has been slow to gain adoption among automakers. Apple's control-oriented approach and the lack of revenue generation from CarPlay may hinder its future development, potentially ceding the car market to Android. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses three features of Apple's Vision Pro that should be incorporated into other Apple devices. The first feature is the ability to use the Vision Pro as a virtual display for a Mac, which could also be useful on the iPad. The second feature is the eye and hand tracking interface, which could benefit users with motor-based disabilities and provide hands-free control of devices. The third feature is the immersive environments of the Vision Pro, which could be incorporated into other devices to create a more engaging user experience. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the future prospects of the iPad in Apple's product lineup. While the new iPad Pro and iPad Air have impressive hardware, the software has not kept up with its potential. The article explores the possibility of smartphones, particularly larger iPhones, encroaching on the iPad market, as well as the potential for MacBooks to offer similar features as the iPad Pro. Additionally, the article mentions the Apple Vision Pro as a potential competitor to the iPad. The author suggests that Apple's slow development of the iPad's software may hinder its future success. [Extracted from the article]

The Macintosh computer, which celebrates its 40th anniversary, has endured in a world where many devices quickly become obsolete. Despite facing challenges and threats of extinction, the Mac has remained in constant production since its introduction in 1984. While other Apple products may be more popular or futuristic, the Mac holds emotional resonance for many users and has played a significant role in the development of personal computers. The Mac's graphical user interface revolutionized computer interaction and influenced the creation of smartphones. Despite concerns about its future, the Mac continues to thrive and is considered immortal. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses how Apple can compete with Amazon in the ebook market. It highlights the missed opportunity for Apple to link with local libraries and offer access to free ebooks through its Apple Books app. The article also criticizes Apple's use of Digital Rights Management (DRM) for ebooks, which restricts customers from moving their purchased books between devices. Additionally, it suggests that Apple should improve the reading experience by developing a dedicated ebook reader. Despite being a smaller player in the market, Apple has the potential to challenge Amazon's dominance. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the need for an upgrade to Apple's tvOS operating system. While other Apple operating systems receive regular updates and new features, tvOS is often overlooked. The author suggests that tvOS should have customizable home screens, similar to iOS and macOS, with the ability to add widgets and remove unnecessary icons. They also mention the lack of integration with Netflix and the prioritization of Apple's own content in the Apple TV app. Additionally, the article highlights the need for improved password syncing and better support for multiple user profiles. The author concludes by expressing hope for updates to tvOS in the future. [Extracted from the article]

Apple's ambitious car project, known as Project Titan, may have been abandoned, but the technology and expertise developed for the project will not go to waste. Many of the engineers who worked on Project Titan will be reassigned to other projects within Apple, and the technology developed for the car project will likely be integrated into other products. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in autonomous driving systems, as well as the development of CarPlay, Apple's automotive technology interface, are areas where the work done on Project Titan can have a direct impact. Additionally, resources previously devoted to Project Titan may be redirected towards Apple's Vision Pro, a cutting-edge piece of hardware that could benefit from the technologies and expertise developed for the car project. While the Apple car may no longer be on the horizon, its influence will continue to be seen in Apple's products for years to come. [Extracted from the article]

Apple is set to make a big push in artificial intelligence (AI) with its platform updates this year. The company has already deployed machine learning technology in various areas, but the focus now is on generative AI. One potential area for generative AI is Siri, Apple's virtual assistant, which has not advanced much in recent years. Apple's dedication to on-device processing may allow it to leverage users' data stores, but there may be a need for cloud-based technologies for more power. Apple's AI ambitions have the potential to benefit various areas of its platforms, such as email summarization, image editing, and code generation. The company has the opportunity to come up with innovative ideas that can have a significant impact on device interaction. [Extracted from the article]

CERTIFICATE PROGRAM A common critique of Apple's proprietary connectors is that they simply existed for Apple to make money, via its MFi (née Made for iPod) certification program. On its MFi FAQ page, Apple specifically says that certain accessories do not fall under the program, including "USB-C charging accessories and USB Device Class accessories." IOS CENTRAL One of the biggest points of anticipation around this year's iPhone models (fave.co/3Qf6z0Y) was the transition from Apple's proprietary Lightning port to the USB-C standard. [Extracted from the article]

The more recent versions might lack the whimsical reel-to-reel tape designs of the original app, but I appreciate its Up Next queue, ability to create stations of podcasts, and quick access to chapter markers. Apple's Podcasts app has stellar CarPlay support. [Extracted from the article]

In other words, Apple brought Dropbox down to its level.) But iCloud Drive still has a lot of problems with its most basic functionality: keeping files up to date and in sync. If Apple's not going to increase the default storage amount, I have a modest proposal: Just don't make iCloud device backups count against your storage total. [Extracted from the article]

When Apple unveiled its latest iPhone in September, the Lightning port was finally supplanted by one of its eternal rivals, the USB-C connection. Moreover, the companies that had been so bullish to jump on the 30-pin dock connector integration in the heyday of the iPod and early days of the iPhone seemed to be rethinking things in the Lightning era. [Extracted from the article]

NOT SO GENTLY DOWN THE STREAM In 2019, Apple split off its venerable iTunes app on the Mac into three separate apps: Music, TV, and Podcasts. In the implementation, however, the macOS Music app is basically the former iTunes app with Apple Music's streaming functionality bolted on. Now, instead of AirPlaying, you can control playback directly on a HomePod by using the AirPlay menu on an iOS device and scrolling all the way down to Control Other Speakers & TVs…but then you're essentially kicked into a version of the Music app that looks exactly the same as the Music app but doesn't let you do all the same things. [Extracted from the article]

(The 12-inch MacBook, meanwhile, was just over 2 pounds!) With the advantages that Apple silicon has brought to the company's current Macs, it would be truly impressive to see what it could do for a smaller, lighter notebook. Alas, only the good die young, and the 11-inch Air was discontinued in 2019, the same year that Apple discontinued its other small laptop (and putative Air replacement), the 12-inch MacBook. [Extracted from the article]

PLAY LIST Apple tends not to be a first mover when it comes to new technologies, which often leads to the popular phenomenon of pundits declaring that the company "needs" to make such-and-such a product. So I'm here to plead on behalf of the smart speaker: Not only do I hope Apple doesn't send the HomePod mini to a farm upstate like its big sibling, but I'd like to see Apple invest more in the category. [Extracted from the article]

MAC USER Apple's most recent financial quarter (fave.co/3ietFaI) has come and gone, and the company posted (yet again) record revenues, pulling in a zillion dollars and ending its latest fiscal year with just shy of $100 billion in profit alone. Tim Cook loves to trot out the customer satisfaction numbers for Apple's products as though they're the company's north star, but that's a trailing indicator: In many cases, you don't know when you've burned through your customer trust until it's too late. Even with record profits, Apple can't buy our trust. [Extracted from the article]

WHAT GOES AROUND While the evolution of the computer market over the past decade has shifted decidedly in favor of laptops, the iMac has remained, in many ways, Apple's standard bearer. MAC USER In 2023, Apple is sitting on top of the world. IMac at 25: The colorful Mac that changed Apple-and the world. [Extracted from the article]

There's now an iPad for everyone who might want one, it seems. You have the new full-size (but slimmed-down) iPad Air. You have the new petite (but slightly larger) iPad [...]

IOS CENTRAL Apple's at the top of the world - and from this standpoint, it's hard to see how the company could be anything other than the market leader and taste maker it's been in recent memories. Apple is quietly preparing for a future without the iPhone - or another big thing PHOTO (COLOR): It's hard to fathom, but there will be a time in the future when the iPhone will not be Apple's number one revenue generator. [Extracted from the article]

SELLING ASPIRATIONS For me, the most interesting new product Apple has rolled out this fall is the Apple Watch Ultra. Meanwhile, on the Apple Watch side, the company's managed to create a compelling low-end product, the Apple Watch SE, by dropping its latest wearable chip into a device that has most of, but not all, the most modern features of its main model. IOS CENTRAL With the launch of the new iPhones and Apple Watches, the annual fall season of the latest Apple tech is now fully upon us. [Extracted from the article]

The experience of switching to iOS 7 is a bit like an American going to Europe: Some things might look superficially different at first, but beneath the unfamiliar veneer, things [...]

IOS CENTRAL Artificial intelligence continues to be the latest buzzworthy buzzword floating around the tech industry. To be fair, Siri has gotten better at this, but the addition of an AI-based chat interface could allow for more power and flexibility than Apple has provided so far. [Extracted from the article]

MAC USER At various points during the past several years, Apple has been rated the most valuable corporation in the world. Long after Apple upgraded its laptops to Retina displays and eliminated optical drives, it continued to sell one older MacBook Pro model that included the latter but not the former (fave. co/3vk06b9). More recently, this is why the company's newly released 13-inch MacBook Pro (fave.co/3POoGJc) with the Touch Bar - a laptop whose design dates to the pre - Apple silicon era - just got updated to the M2. [Extracted from the article]

When Apple announced the M1 Mac mini at the same fall event as the M1 Air, it also made the choice to leave the high-end Intel Mac mini in the lineup. The M1 Pro and M1 Max chips were introduced just under a year after the first M1 Macs, and not only were they a lot more powerful, but they also offered more configurations - especially for GPU cores - than the M1 did. MAC USER News and analysis about Macs, macOS, and Apple After months - if not years - of fevered theorizing over Apple's chip roadmap for the Mac, this year's Worldwide Developers Conference at last gave us a tantalizing peek at the successor to the blockbuster M1 (fave.co/3ywYjll), released a little over a year and a half ago. [Extracted from the article]

Perhaps you are already an iOS master. Or maybe you consider yourself a novice. Either way, we feel confident that at least some of the tips for iOS 6 that [...]

PHOTOGRAPHY.BY PETER BF.LANGER Ever since the original bipod, Apple's non-Mac devices have been viewed as - accessories: You bought an ipod to go with your computer. Your phone synced data [...]

The new iOS 4.3 brings a couple of significant enhancements--Personal Hotspot and Home Sharing--as well as some smaller niceties. But, as with iOS 4.0, those improvements will be available only [...]

Buying a Mac isn't an inexpensive proposition. For the most part, it's a price Mac users are willing to bear for a sleek, well-designed, powerful system that's relatively free of […]

When it announced the iPhone 3GS in June, Apple maintained that the S in the new smartphone's name stood for 'speed.' Now that we've gotten our hands on the 3GS, […]

* You're browsing a Web page in Safari on your iPhone when a dialog box pops up: a friend has just sent an instant message asking if you want to […]

As my colleague Jason Snell pointed out (fave. co/3kydzq8), the HomePod was a case of Apple making trade-offs that ultimately appealed only to a niche audience - but a niche audience that was very excited about it. PLAY LIST Last week's strange news (fave. co/3LHPOYL) tidbit: The full-size HomePod, that most recent of Apple's perhaps misguided product choices, is going at a premium on the resale market after having been discontinued back in spring 2021. VR headset companies have been touting games as their primary use, but Apple will need to take a different approach with its rumored headset. [Extracted from the article]

AIRPORT, TERMINAL Alas, Apple's entry into the wireless router market wasn't destined to last. MAC USER Ah, the humble wireless router: a staple of the internet age, something we've all got tucked away in our house somewhere (or worse, out in full view). One major shift that happened not long after Apple left the wireless router market was the advent of consumer-oriented wireless mesh systems. [Extracted from the article]

Battery backup Maybe you're navigating around a strange city and relying heavily on the Web and Google Maps. Maybe you've just finished a long conference call. Or maybe you forgot […]

And, to some degree, it worked: Search Apple's specs pages or press releases for its new Macs, and you won't even see mention of the speed of any of its processors. But no jump in the near future is going to be as big as that first one, from Intel to Apple silicon, and as it approaches the end of this transition period, Apple might want to consider other ways to push the Mac forward - new form factors?. [Extracted from the article]

Some people find buying gifts easy. Without anguish or pause, they seem to intuitively know just what to get for everyone on their list. But most people aren't like that. […]

There's a lot of free and low-cost software available to Mac users these days. The challenge is sifting through that vast selection to find the prized few worthy of a […]

IMessage's lack of compatibility with Android devices has been in the news recently, and while I don't think Apple will or necessarily should make an Android-compatible offering, there are still some tweaks to be made. When Steve Jobs introduced the original iPhone (fave. co/3uYdYXv), he described it as a revolutionary mobile phone, but he also called the device that would go on to dominate Apple's business a "breakthrough internet communication device." How to fix the iPhone's communication problem. [Extracted from the article]

Regardless of how Apple decided to make the change, the company did make it and, as with the App Store and the new MacBook Pro, this move will probably benefit consumers (and, thus in the long run, Apple itself). IOS CENTRAL Apple gets a lot of flak for its "my way or the highway" approach to, well, pretty much everything: App Store terms, product design, colors, and so on. [Extracted from the article]

Today, the iPod lives on only in the iPod touch, which, to be fair, bears far more resemblance to the iPhone than to any other iPod. PHOTO (COLOR): The iPod gave birth to a family of music players, including several incarnations of the iPod nano. [Extracted from the article]

Another report making the rounds suggests that Apple might incorporate a temperature sensor into the Series 8 Apple Watch. There have been rumors for a year or more now that a "flat edge" version of the Apple Watch, perhaps more reminiscent of recent iPhone models, could be in the works - not to mention the perennial suggestion that Apple should aim for a round display to replace its rectangular one. IOS CENTRAL This fall marks the eighth anniversary of the announcement of Apple's newest major hardware category, the Apple Watch. [Extracted from the article]

The other option would, of course, be to find some common ground with Android to make tapbacks and other iMessage features work across platforms, but I'm not exactly going to sit around waiting for that one, any more than I would expect Apple to port Messages over to the Android platform. IOS CENTRAL The latest on iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and App Store Messages is likely the most used app on Apple's platforms - especially iOS - and with our inability over the past year and a half to meet up with people in person, it's probably become even more popular. [Extracted from the article]

Apple's Home app on iOS and Mac, while friendly, quickly starts to feel cramped and crowded when you have more than a few smart home devices. By adding it to the HomePod mini, it seems likely that Apple intends this device to be its first foray into a hub that supports CHIP. [Extracted from the article]

What Apple's patents say about its VR and AR ambitions So far, Apple's AR ambitions have been limited to peering into an iPhone or iPad's screen and seeing the information from the camera passed through to the display. IOSCENTRAL With a company as secretive as Apple, those wanting to divine the company's intentions and future plans often seize upon the slightest shred of material that escapes the curved glass walls of Apple Park. [Extracted from the article]

MACUSER Despite all the intriguing new devices (fave.co/3gSaMaG) that Apple showed off this week, it's never too early to start musing on what might be up the company's sleeves next. Built on the same M1 processor that powers the Apple silicon-based Macs that rolled out last fall, the new iMac ably supplants the aging 21.5-inch iMac at the bottom end of Apple's all-in-one desktop lineup. [Extracted from the article]

The Mac may indeed keep going forever, as Apple executive Phil Schiller once notably opined (fave.co/3ur8HWF), and though macOS may change, it remains the fundamental element that makes a Mac a Mac. While many of the apps on Apple's platforms have gotten closer and closer, there remain some Mac apps that feel weak compared to their mobile counterparts. [Extracted from the article]

Late last year, Apple introduced the Small Business Program for the App Store, reducing the commission on app sales to 15 percent for those companies with revenue of under $1 million in a year. And, more uncomfortably, those scam apps that charge people without providing functionality still net Apple the same 30 percent cut it gets off legitimate apps. [Extracted from the article]

But now that the Air has the same port, the Pro can't really use that as a differentiating factor anymore - which is one reason Apple may be considering bolstering the Pro's capabilities by supplanting the USB-C connector with a USB 4 port. PHOTO (COLOR): Apple has pioneered a number of screen-related technologies in its devices. Apple has pioneered a number of screen-related technologies in its devices, including Retina displays, ProMotion, and, of course, Multi-Touch. [Extracted from the article]